Programming
Since opening, artists that have appeared on NJPAC's stages include the Boston Symphony Orchestra; Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Diana Krall, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Twyla Tharp Dance, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Israel Philharmonic, Nancy Wilson and Ramsey Lewis, Royal Danish Ballet, Hilary Hahn, Bill T. Jones, Itzhak Perlman, Sting, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Elvis Costello, the National Song & Dance Company of Mozambique, the Afro-Cuban All-Stars, Audra McDonald, the Buena Vista Social Club, The Chieftains, Dulce Pontes, Alice Coltrane, Salt-N-Pepa, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart, Christine Ebersole, Jennifer Hudson, Herbie Hancock, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Garrison Keillor, Maurizio Pollini, Gewandhaus Orchestra, Balé Folclorico da Bahia, Peter, Paul & Mary, Savion Glover, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Art Garfunkel, Kodo Drummers, Kirov Orchestra, Martha Graham Dance, Johnny Mathis, New Edition, Angelique Kidjo, Renee Fleming, and Evgeny Kissin.
NJPAC has also played host to tours of popular Broadway musicals such as Evita, The Sound of Music, Grease, Annie, Blast!, Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk, Fame, Fosse, Sunset Boulevard, Peter Pan, Movin’ Out, Les Misérables, The Full Monty, Fiddler on the Roof, Oklahoma, 42nd Street, The Producers, Beauty and the Beast, and Cats. A regular season is presented by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.
NJPAC has attracted over 6 million patrons (including 1 million children) since its October 18, 1997 Opening Night.
In 2011, John Schreiber replaced Lawrence P. Goldman as President/CEO of the center, .
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